Understanding SQL Server IO Size
This blog post shows you how NTFS stores data, what the NTFS Allocation Unit means, and how SQL Server performs IOs of variable size.
How NTFS Stores Data on Disk...
2021-12-29 (first published: 2021-12-10)
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Blog Posts
Blocked Process Report: How to Get More Value
By combining the raw power of the Extended Events engine in SQL Server with the Blocked Process Report, we are able to achieve real value in blocking monitoring.
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2021-12-28
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Daily Coping 28 Dec 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-12-28
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Queries that Fail and How to find Them
Queries will fail. That is as inevitable as death and taxes. This article demonstrates how to find some truly horrible queries.
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2021-12-28
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Statistics Auditing to make you Omniscient
This article demonstrates a more comprehensive method to audit changes to statistics. This method involves the use of Extended Events.
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2021-12-28
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“Could not find the modules: 'Az.Accounts' with Version: ''” error message and a story to remember
(2021-Dec-20) Part of the continuous integration and delivery for Azure Data Factory involves pre-deployment and post-deployment steps. Their main role is to stop triggers before deployment and restart them afterward,...
2021-12-27 (first published: 2021-12-20)
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Daily Coping 27 Dec 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-12-27
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Tech Lunch News
8. prosince jsme se opet sešli u obeda nad novinkami ze sveta dat. Je super, že se stále více úcastní i lidé mimo JC – jsme rádi, že se...
2021-12-27 (first published: 2021-12-19)
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Daily Coping 24 Dec 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-12-24
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Getting Started with the Advent of Code as a #SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. If you want to get started blogging, or...
2021-12-24 (first published: 2021-12-08)
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Blogs
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
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In the original Independence Day movie (1996), what type of computer did Jeff Goldblum use to connect to the alien mainframe? Take a guess, don't look it up or ask AI.
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